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In what way did the illiteracy of the Anglo-Saxon period affect literature?

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The illiteracy of the Anglo-Saxon period affected literature through finding it hard to convey such form in writing. The Anglo-Saxons then opted to relay the literature orally, because some do not know how to read or write at that period of time.
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